6:30 our time, a live report from the vatican with an inside look at the conclave and what's in store during this afternoon's voting session. and, of course, the moment a decision is reached, we will be bringing it to you live here on nbc bay area. 6:02. new details on a morgan hill police investigation of child endangerment at a preschool. today, the santa clara county district attorney could decide on charges against a former teacher, accused of spiking children's drinks with a sleep aid. "today in the bay's" marla tellez joins us with more information on this investigation. gd morning, marla. >> reporter: good morning, laura. that alleged incident happened right here at the kiddie academy. it is set to open its doors at 6:30. the big questions to be answered still, did the questions actually drink the spiked water? number two, did this happen on more than one occasion? morgan hill police say that 59-year-old deborah gratz admits

she put somonex, the popular sleep aid, in several of the sippy cups. the tampered cups were taken away, they say, before the kids could drink from them. police are investigating both statements much deeper. gratz, who taught here for five years, looked after ten 1 to 2-year-olds. they did find some evidence at her home in hollizter, but wouldn't say what that evidence is. parents are shocked, concerned and horrified, especially one mother whose 2-year-old son suffers from epilepsy and he has been under gratz's care for several months. >> i would never picture anybody doing this to any kid. >> as a parent you have this trust which you not only drop off your kids, which is difficult enough, with somebody else to take care of but then that trust to be just crumpled and -- yeah. very disheartening. >> reporter: police say gratz was arrested and booked on one count of felony and misdemeanor

child endangerment charges. the district attorney's office could formally file charges and gratz could be arraigned as soon as today. marla tellez, "today in the bay." along with that, just a shocking story there, outraged parents now have their say at a news conference -- after the news at a pleasantton preschool teacher may have tied up a 2-year-old in her care. >> people were highly frustrated and there was raised voices, yeye yes. >> center point preschool held a clo closed-door meeting with parents just last night. former employee is accused of taping a toddler's hands and feet for not settling down for a nap. the state has barred ca krchcag from working in child care in california and could soon be in court to face charges. center point says it will close on friday for three days of

intensive employee training. it will then reopen on wednesday. police asking for the public's help to catch two purse snatchers in the south bay. police say the victim and the two suspects seen in these photos got off a light rail train station. the suspect in his 20s punched and kicked the woman until she fell to the ground. th they then took off on bikes. the robbery happened in early february. software engineer accused of killing a man in a case of road ra rage. colt holbrook accused of stabbing a man. he says he stabbed the man in self defense because the man reportedly knocked him to the ground and then charged at him. holbrook claims the man cut him out in traffic several times

before that fight. christina loren is here to check that forecast. a lot of people anticipating great weather today. >> i bet you at least one will complain it's too warm out there. warmest day of the year so far. yesterday was the warmest day of the year so far only to be trumped by today. temperatures will peak today, we have mid 80s in some cases. fog up in san jose. not a lot to report right there. 10 miles visibility reported at the surface. as you head up the east shore, watch out. thick pockets really settling in now. take it easy out there. up in santa rosa and concord as well, reportsf less than a quarter mile visibility. when it comes to that fog, we'll be tracking it for you all morning long. future cast at 8:00 am. mostly cloudy at that point. we stop that clock for you again, getting into 11:00 am. nice, clear conditions. as we meet back here for our midday broadcast. we'll be tracking that heat wave. let you know if you're on track to breaking records in your

city. 81 inland, 78 at the bay and 72 at the coastline. we'll talk about a comet you may be able to see this morning in our next report. >> you can see it if you can see the sky, christina. as you've been talking about, the fog is a major factor right now. not after another couple of hours, but right now is with an we're focusing on. metering lights are on the the toll plaza. oakland, piedmont, emeriville, berkeley have that orange overlay. that's our weather system tied to the traffic system, showing you with this is where fog and low clouds will be an issue for your drive as far as visibility goes. also showing the change, watch that 680 off the venetia bridge. we do have a christmas tree in the lanes. that's not seasonable for this -- maybe folk are a little late getting it out of their house. 101 heading past the

marin/sonoma county line, a deadly accident overnight. it is countercommute and out of lanes, it sounds like. southbound out of the fog, petaluma, santa rosa, we see the slowing commute. san mateo bridge, tough to see itself. highway 92, getting down into the south bay, things are moving nicely. maps through the area show a nice drive through 101. >> it is hard to make tlout. >> whatever it is that's there. 6:08 right now. coming up, can the antibiotic you just took lead to a deadly heart condition? the nationwide warning just announced by the fda. getting course credit without ever stepping inside a classroom. we'll tell you why today california will make an education break tls through. meeting in the situation room at the white house over cyber security. we'll take a look.

plus hostess' new buyers had a sweet tooth. watching and waiting in rome, vatican city where the cardinals, 115 of them, are meet i ing. we black smoke coming out of the chimney earlier today. that means no new pope has been chosen. we're keeping an eye on pope watch for you. >> pope watch 2013. for your first day?

yeah. ♪ dad: you'll be fine, ok? girl: ok. dad: you look so pretty. ♪ i'm overprotective. that's why i got a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. this morning, lawmakers setting a new precedent, bill being introduced requiring all public colleges and universities to give credit for online classes if students cannot get into the crowded closed campuses in classes. "today in the bay's" christie

smith is live at san francisco state university. she is live with all the details. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning, jon. there are a lot of benefits to this. right now the courses that students need to graduate are over-enrolled and hard to come by. having online courses could make them more readily available. in some cases those online courses are much cheaper or even free. san jose state, for instance, offers massive open online courses for academic credit. started that recently in a pilot program. one popular online course costs just $150 when in a traditional classroom, just the book would be about that much. today, state senator steinberg will introduce a bill requiring public colleges and universities in california to offer online courses for academic credit, even though it's taught by private companies, not necessarily the university. governor jerry brown has been a big supporter of online education as a way of reducing costs.

so, some professors worry that the online education system overall isn't properly vetted. the numbers, though, are eye opening. according to steinberg, in the 112 community colleges, each had about 7,000 students on waiting lists and across the state's university system, only about 16% of the students graduate in just four years. in part, because of the cost but also because the courses they need to graduate are just hard to get. by the way, we are told it is very likely this bill is expected to pass. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." meantime, students at uc berkeley want their voices to be heard on city council. the student association will announce this morning a proposal to draw a student district for the city. so the student community can have a dedicated voice. the students will hold a rally at 9:30 this morning on the steps of city hall. time is 6:13. time to get you caught

up-to-date on all the headlines. no decision on who will be the next pope. black smoke rising from that chimney at the sistine chapel earlier this morning, indicating there's no consensus among the 115 cardinals. they've now retired for lunch and will return for another round of voting, starting at 8:00 am our time. fda this morning issued a warning about the possible antibiotic zithromycin. marketed as zithromax or z-pack may cause a heart problem. 787 dream liners. dreamliner fleet has been grounded since january after a battery caught on fire on a jet in boston. another battery started smoking, forcing an emergency landing of a flight in japan. 6:14. the president will meet today with cyber experts in the latest move to try to fight hacking. >> that's right. they'll be meeting in the very same room where the president

watched that raid on osama bin laden unfold. scott mcgrew, sign of just how serious they're taking the threat. >> the white house picks the situation room. i think that's a signal, for sure. the president will discuss both chinese attacks and the recent hack attacks that targeted his own wife. several famous names saw their personal information posted to the internet yesterday, including mrs. obama. what we don't know at this hour is specifically who the invited guests are. only that they are cyber security ceos. on monday, the u.s. took the most serious step yet when the national security adviser specifically called out china, not just blaming the country for hacking, but demanding the leadership there do something about it. new this morning, ucla anderson forecast calling for continued growth in california as we go through some of the slowest recovery since the recession, since the second world war. california housing and auto

sales also a major factor in growth. google will offer its now famous google glass in prescription form as well, though not right a away. there's been a lot of buzz over google glass lately. to some degree, jon and laura, it reminds me of these. if you can remember back to 2001, steve jobs said the segway scooter was the most important invention since the personal computer. amazon predicted entire cities would be redesigned to accommodate them. the best i can find is sort of fisherman's wharf tours. >> golf courses sometimes. >> would you really use the google glass or are they going to be more like segways, incredible technology that maybe is not quite fashionable? >> is the glass half full? >> interesting perspective. the segmeway. hostess, paerm the new

buyers are hungry for more. metropolitanrop och -- metropolis & company are reportedly trying to take over. maker of those little debbie cakes. auction for drake's is actually set for friday. >> sounds like a pro wrestling grudge match, little debbie in this corner. >> let's see if you'll be yodling over the weather. fantastic today. >> ding dongs, not to get -- got you with that zinger. maybe you want to throw a snowball. let's get right to the sierra snow report, huh? joining us on the phone from squaw valley with a look at the conditions on the slopes. brian, you've got more snow headed your way late weekend into next week. what are the conditions like right now? >> hey, good morning, christina. conditions are holding up. it's spring skiing at its finest right now.

alpine is famous for. we're skieted to have people up here. >> you have more snow headed your way. i'm looking at the long range models as well. the 22nd, you guys will get quite a bit of more snowfall. we are not even close to being done with this ski season just yet. what's going on this weekend? >> we have st. patrick's day this weekend. a lot going on. first street parties, massages, live music, plenty of beer flowing. skiing with the leprechaun, you know, anything and everything. >> i'm always down to ski with the leprechaun. watch out for the green snow and especially the yellow snow. taking it live now, showing you what we're dealing with in tahoe today. 61 degrees. by thursday, just 60 degrees. if you want to bring your sunscreen you will definitely need it. the cloud cover will keep that sun from beating down on you as you are going to be headed to tahoe. choice conditions persist. you still have 98 inches at the base. alpine meadow. great skiing conditions. more rain and snow on the way. 45 degrees in livermore.

50 in san jose and 45 in gilroy. by noon today, temperatures will already be close to 70. got to get rid of this fog, first. pretty thick. especially in oakland. only a couple hundred feet available, visibility. you really want to travel cautiously. get ready to slow down. mike is all over this as well. we like to tag team just to make sure you get to work safely. wednesday and thursday, patchy am fog makes way to abundant afternoon sunshine. widespread 70s, isolated 80s. we'll hold on to that pollen count. air quality doing okay. in the good to moderate range. 80 in livermore. 76 in fremont. thursday to friday, temperatures will drop off. we'll bring in pretty gusty winds on friday. that will cool down the coastline in particular. saturday into sunday, st. paddy's day, looking good. temperature also stay in the 70s. monday to tuesday, we get our next chance for rain and, hey, tuesday, missing those giants? we'll have that game for you

7:00. giants taking on the mariners right here on nbc bay area. 6:19. let's check your drive. hey, mike. >> hey, world champion giants, you mean? ye yeah, right. say that for the year. northbound 101 hiding up toward mckee. little bunching up. on the map, 101, sensors coming up toward 880. that's mild for this time on a wednesday. no problem. 87 just starting to show a little slowing past alma. all the way clear here, which is often a trouble spot. still has activity heading up toward highway 9. off-ramp there is aventhed aff that crash. livermore west 580 with a continual build. standard flow and pattern here. christina talks about later on in the morning, fog will develop through that area. we'll track the tri-valley. pretty standard drive.

up here our weather index recalculated. just as christina is talking about, lower visibility. concord coming off that venetia bridge through walnut creek and the interchange. lorinda, slower commute because fog is a factor coming off the c c carcinas as well. metering lights are on. let's show you the bay bridge toll plaza. what we can see of the bay bridge toll plaza right here. chp has issued the advisories pretty much for the oakland side of the bay bridge. upper deck will be a factor as you're getting out of oakland over toward treasure island. lower deck, you might lose some visibility coming over to the oakland side as well. by contrast with the bay bridge, san mateo bridge. peninsula side -- this is a nice, easy drive and clear view. over however on the heyward side it's very tough to see. that fog drifting along the east bay. be careful for 880. back to you. >> 6:21 right now. coming up, wrestle aid shark to

save swimmers. now his career is sunk. why a video clip that heralds this man as a hero now leaving him unemployed. >> note to self, do not wrestle sharks. okay. right now, how about this? that is kind of a cool, very cool looking foggy san francisco there. looks like the clouds are coming up from below. christina loren telling us that should clear out. it will be a beautiful day outside. probably the warmest day of the we week. she'll tell you more coming up.

new this morning, 63-year-old man is the winner of the iditarod race. mitch seavey crossed the finish line late last night. thousand miles along the frozen wind whip he won the iditarod once before in 2004. also the father of the youngest iditarod winner ever, dallas seavey who won that last year. remember the british man who

was called a hero after wrestling that shark on a beach in australia? paul marshallsea was supposed to be on sick leave for stress when caught on camera by a local tv crew in january, wrestling that shark away from swim iming children. basically save the day there. marsha marshallsea was fired, along with his wife who also workforce that very same company, also on sick leave at the time. 6:26. much more ahead on "today in the bay." come i coming up, on the run after a date night turns into a police investigation now on the peninsula. we'll have a new photo of a man suspected of robbing a woman at knife point and new details about why that meet-up went so wrong. laura garcia-cannon and i are unofficially calling this pope watch 2013. there's a smoky start to the day at the catholic conclave in vatican city. we will be taking you live there for an update.

black smoke, no pope. plus, capsled reservations after a devastating fire. different colors dancing around there. very picturesque look. christina loren says brace yourself for the warmest day of the week. going to be a good one. if you're not working, maybe head to the beach. i don't know. whatever you feel. leave look outside to wall street this morning. up or down, how will we roll? markets making a comeback and continued into this woek as well. we made it to hump day, halfway through. >> eight straight days of records on wall street.

>> spectacular. this is "today in the bay." >> announcer: from nbc bay area this is "today in the bay." dwood good wednesday morning. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. next leader of the catholic church still waiting in the wings this morning. hours ago, plaque smoke poured out of the chimney at the sistine chapel, signaling the new pope still has not been choech. not as dense as yesterday's thick black smoke, leaving a lot of people wondering if the pope had actually been elected. it will be white smoke we see when the new pope is elected. big screen on st. peter's square. what was the reaction like? >> reporter: well, not the type of eruption as you would imagine

if we had seen white smoke. there was a little confusion. was it black, white or gray? apparently they changed the chemicals to prevent this type of thing happening. because we did not hear the bells and because we did not get word there was a new pope, we determined that it was black smoke, which means they're coming back this afternoon. cardinals now back with two more votes scheduled for this afternoon. if they don't elect a pope, when we take a look at the chimney after the first vote we won't see anything. it will be the last one of the day when we finally get another smoke signal on whether or not they've made a decision. short time ago, we got a briefing, an update from the vatican. they say they were surprised themselves at the number of people in st. peter's square, watching this yesterday. they also confirmed for us that the pope, former pope benedict himself was watching the mass yesterday. he was watching the proceeding into the sistine chap.

apparently he is doing well, watching this entire thing from afar. finally, they say they got a lot of phone calls about that black smoke you were talking about last night, people wondering if the cardinals inside were okay. it was a lot of smoke, laura. >> good thing it goes up through the chimney instead of into the room. tracy, thank you very much, live from vatican city this morning. at this hour, we toent know who the new pope is, but we do know what that man will be wearing, shown at a tailor shop in rome. tradition dictates three versions of the very same vestamouves vestaments will be made so that size will not be a problem. nuns at the vatican will make last-minute alterations so that it is a nice, smooth fit. cardinals are on a lunch break and will be returning to the sistine chapel 8:00 our time for

more rounds of voting. of course, the moment the decision is reached we will have it for you live on nbc bay area. >> always fascinating to watch. >> such an intriguing process. >> very historic. very historic. all right. 6:33 right now. any records going to be broken today? it's going to be a warm one, christina. >> it is certainly possible. good morning to you. still in winter, slated to hit the mid 80s, very warm in the bay area any time of year. highly unusual, though, for the last week of winter. 6:33. what you can vaguely make out here, flashing light top of the transamerica pyramid. thick fog drifting around. you want to give yourself extra time. though it may be clear as you walk out your front door, you may waencounter thick fog. sunnyvalley, 48. already in the upper 60s, close to 70 inland. we'll round out the day at 81 inland, even san francisco

hitting 72 degrees. now we're on comet watch. tanstar will be visible as we head throughout this evening. what you want to do, best viewing time will be 25 to 40 minutes after sunset, which occurs at 7:14. lock to the west near the moon. after the sun sets, you will vaguely be able to see this comet. we've already had crazy reports of people capturing pictures and giving us updates on this comet. we'll be able to see it through the 24th of this month. our own shining star, mike inouye. >> oh, thank you, christina. not bad. looking over to our view at the bay bridge toll plaza, i might see -- not a comet, no. motorcycle streaking through the fog. metering lights on the backup and slower drive because of this very thick fog traveling over to the bay bridge, through the bay bridge. the map, the entire maze in the approach. orange overlay across our entire

east bay, fog and low clouds throughout. this is an issue for highway 24. warren freeway, piedmont, al media, northbound 880 around 5th, a stalled out big rig blocking one lane. this could be a major factor. slowing from foothill boulevard all the way up in to downtown. lower visibility. can't use our camera and also the one lane blocked. this could be an issue toward the morning commute. i'll track trait. farther south, view from 880 to 92, looking westbound. taillights you can sey good steady flow of traffic. visibility limited. be sure you lower the speeds approaching as well. down in the south bay, very different case for visibility. 101 north of 680. very smooth, easy flow of traffic. we'll check out 87 and the rest of your freeways coming up.

police are searching for a man who robbed a woman at knifepoint before sexually assaulting her. glass slipper inn saturday night. the suspect found the woman's advertisement for massage online. the assailant trying to rob the woman's associate on his way out. the victims describe him as an asian man in his 30s or 40s, medium build, between 5'5" and 5'9", wearing blue jeans and a brown hooded sweatshirt. this morning, a castro valley man facing drug charges after sheriff's deputies found a reptile at his home guarding pot. they found 3,400 pounds of pot and also a five-foot alligator named, are you ready for this, mr. teeth? he was working, fwargd that stash. investigators say the animal was actually malnourished and seriously ill.

it eventually died the next day at the oakland zoo's hospital. no animal cruelty charges have been filed in this case. new details about a restaurant rebuilding in berkeley after a fire last week. moving back its opening date till at least march 30g9, according to a note on its website. the restaurant previously said it would cancel all reservations through march 23rd. new video of the restaurant where construction is already under way to repair the front porch destroyed in that fire. the berkeley fire department says it looks like an electrical problem caused last friday's fire. the time now is 6:37. still ahead, bay area link to a fiery explosion on the bayou. new video as a tug boat turns into a fireball. and new details about this scary investigation into the crash. plus will charges be filed over sleeping pills placed into preschool sippy cups? what we are learning about the

extreme allegations. from sinking shots in a bunker to sinking ground. a golfer was suddenly swallowed into a gaping hole on the golf course.

we have new video to show you of that fire aftermath after a tug boat pushing a barge strikes a pipeline in the bayou south of new orleans. that fire burning out there,

burned for hours, leaving four people injured, including the captain of the tug boat who is reportedly severely burned. now the coast guard is dealing with the reports of oil out in that water. we understand that pipeline is owned by chevron, which is based in san ramon. polarizing rape trial begins in steubenville, ohio. two high school football players are accused of raping a drunk 16-year-old girl during a night of partying last summer. some in steubenville have criticized prosecutors for not charging three other boys who were witness to the alleged attack. some of them took cell phone pictures and video. sleeping aids in sippy cups. why the allegations have not yet led to charges against a daycare teacher. a sink hole in one, unexpected hazard on a course that swallowed a golfer into the

ground. plus net flix coming up in business news. plus bittersweet symphony. how san francisco musicians are now playing their instruments and playing up a team rivalry to try to score a brand new contract. beautiful day shaping up. live look as the sun makes an appearance at 7:24 am. crystal clear view of fremont, 880. not so much in many spots. crashes in san jose, oakland to tell you about.

at 6:44, live look at the vatican where, just a short time ago, black smoke poured out from the chimney at the sistine chapel. that means no pope has been chosen. we're all waiting for the white smoke and we'll, of course, have more details on what is next for the conclave in just minutes. right now, new details this morning on a child endangerment case going on in morgan hill. santa clara county district attorney may decide today on charges for a daycare worker accused of putting sleeping pills into children's sippy cups. wgs today in the bay's" marla tellez is live with an update on the ongoing investigation. good morning. >> reporter: jon, good morning. the kiddie academy isn't used to this kind of exposure. it's part of a nationwide chain that's been around 30 years. certainly has some experience under its belt. the one here where this allegedly happened opened its doors moments ago. a handful of kids dropped off

their kids without hesitation. they didn't seem phased by this. they didn't want to comment on camera. they told me they just heard about this, yet they're okay to drop their children off here. after having to fire deborah gratz, they're doing damage control. 59-year-old teacher admits she put sominex, a popular sleep medication in several children's sippy cups last week. she says it was the only time that happened and the academy says tampered cups were taken away before the kid koss drink from them but morgan hill police are investigating both statements much deeper. gratz, who taught here for five years, looked after ten 1 to 2-year-olds. police say they did find evidence at her home in hollister, but won't say what that evidence is. at least one mother says she still has faith in this daycare. >> i think it's just the particular one incident. andy do, you know, believe in his teachers doing a good thing and, you know, that they're

taking care of him. i trust them. >> i would never picture anybody do this to any kid. >> reporter: kiddie academy released a statement, saying in part "we are fully cooperating with authorities in this case. we take this matter seriously." back here live, you can see posted right above their door, kiddie academy was voted best child care learning center in morgan hill in 2011. as for gratz, her acase is now n the hands of the santa clara district attorney. that office could file charges against her as soon as today. i'm marla tellez, "today in the bay." patrols are being stepped up around bell haven elementary, on the lookout for a man accused of approaching three young girls on their way to school. the men tried to ask the girls a question but they kept walking. last seen driving a white colored work van. the suspect may be the same man wanted for exposing himself to a young girl in the same area last month.

also new this morning, police stepping up patrols in foothills high school after finding threatening graffiti. the graffiti includes a threat toward the school shall the principal says. that threat was apparently written in marker on the walls of one of the girls' bathrooms. so far, no word yet on who wrote that message. there is an anonymous tip line that is set up if you happen to know any information. you're asked to please call pleasanton police. new this morning, pleasanton police are releasing a photo of the man they say robbed the west bank branch tuesday morning. the man handed the teller a note saying he was robbing the bank. then ran away with stolen cash. city of los altos now finds itself the victim of five armed robberies in five weeks.

bank of the west was hit two times. two different masked gunmen are seen robbing the teller, walking right out of the bank. so far, no arrests in any or either of these cases. it is 6:49 right now. time to check the forecast with meteorologist christina loren. good reason to smile today. >> oh, yes. get on outdoors, soak up that vitamin d. >> i like the sound of that. >> we're hearing the sound of the foghorn out there. thick at the coast. you want to take it easy out there this morning. take a look at this beautiful live picture we have for you at 6:49. sun comes up. 7:14, the official sunrise. the tippy top of the transamerica pyramid. fog clears from the top down so this is a cool picture to show you. once that sun comes out, it burps off the top layer. we'll see that clearing from about 9:00 to 11:00. mid morning looking good for us. thick pockets in oakland along the east shore. we'll check that drive with mike

inny moment. 44 in gilroy. 45 in livermore. pretty comfortable afternoon. warm side 3:00, 4:00 when the highs come in. high pressure has gained strength overnight. for us, that means widespread 70 s inland, isolated 80s along the way. our air quality could be doing a lot worse. that's the good news. open up the windows, as long as you don't suffer from allergies go ahead and do so. the wind will be moving, air moving into your house, bringing in some of that fresh air. 79 in concord, 80 in livermovement santa teresa. as we head into thursday and friday, temperatures start to drop off. we'll see the winds pick up on friday. that will lead to a cooler coast. temperatures dropping 5 to 10 degrees there. saturday to sunday, staying nice for st. patrick's day. that little leprechaun has the moves. unless you're mike inouye.

what are you tracking for us, mike? >> i'll save money for "dancing with the stars" or whatever nbc come comes up with. looking at a nice, smooth drive for traffic. 101 as well as 85, slow up toward cupertino. 280 start. northbound 87, coming up. there's a new crash in lane. sounds like a second lane in the middle of traffic. slow communications hill all the way up to that scene. tow trucks heading to the scene. quickly moving to the shoulder. i'll bring you an update, let you know how that proceeds. moving here to the east bay, since we're showing you the map, live look will show you a much better shot. since we're traveling west, south 680 over toward the golf course you see that starts to build. this may impede your drive heading over toward fremont the next hour or so. we'll track that. meanwhile back to the maps,

slowing heading into that same area. south 680 out of pleasanton. and in toward that area where we saw the fog developing. this is 58 0 westbound through livermore, dublin interchange. castro valley y, new crash in lanes, building over the past five minutes. you'll see slowing over redwood road and toward north 238. standard build through heyward, south 880 into fremont for that side. northbound, big concern has cleared the roadway, north 880 at 5th. stalled big rig has cleared. orpg all over. fog. low clouds have not cleared. oakland, piedmont, concord, walnut creek. that's where the low clouds will be an issue for your drive down toward berkeley and the bay bridge toll plaza. live look shows you the toll plaza itself or what we can see of the toll plaza. lights backed up. metering lights are on.

slowed down a bit because of lower visibility from oakland in toward treasure island. you can't make out that 880 crossing but it is there and backing up as well. by contrast, look at the peninsula side of the approach. san mateo bridge picks up the volume but much clearer view. >> thank you very much. new at 6:53, black smoke from the sistine chapel chimney means still no consensus of who the next pope will be. t two-thirds of the cardinals must come to a consensus for a new pope to be chosen. all of those voting at the cardinals right now, they are on lunch break until the next round of voting actually will take place. while you were sleeping, cardinals participating in the conclave started their day with mass at the pauline chapel, the most private place of worship and usually off limits to the

public. they prayed before that in the sistine chapel to begin the first round of voting for the day. they are breaking for lunch, will return back to the chapel around 11:00 our time to begin a second round of voting. governor jerry brown expected to attend the uc board of regions meetings. ucsf mission bay campus. sherry lansing expected to open this meeting. today, california will introduce legislation mandating allstate schools except online course credit for students who are locked out of crowded classes on campus. "today in the bay's" christie smith joins us live in san francisco with what this means for students across the state. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning, laura. it could take student longer than they expected to graduate

because the courses they need are overbooked. to extend academic credit for online courses. take a look at what we're going to show you here, according to the numbers of the state's 112 xhount colleges. each had at least 7,000 enrolled students on waiting lists for required courses. only 16% of students are graduating within four years. that, according to california state senator darryl steinberg, who will introduce this bill today. students would get credit for online courses not just taught by the university but another company. professors are worried that the courses may not be properly vetted. san jose university have already moved ahead with online programs, started recently with

a private program. the benefit? unlimited enroll and could be a lot cheaper. the cost for one course there ran $150 online. in a traditional class just the book could cost that much. the bill? well, it is expected to ultimately pass. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." musicians with the san francisco symphony using team rivalry to try to get management to play ball during labor negotiations. string quartet played for 30 minutes in the city hall rotunda wearing dodgers caps. the musicians say they are paid thousands less than other musicians in other cities, including the los angeles philharmonic. >> i think it's okay to call this an official hot streak, eight straight days for the dow.

neither up nor down, right about where it started, laura. you're right. tuesday there was this same behavior early. then we saw a jump shot at the buzzer to gain enough to set one more record. it could happen again today. dow industrials are down a mere 25 points. apple down another 50 cents this morning. netflix always a volatile stock up. you will soon be able to like movies from netflix on facebook, a connection between netflix and facebook has been prohibited until now because of a very old law forbidding video companies from revealing what customers rent. that dates back to a supreme court decision. this has now changed. you will be able to see on netflix what movies your friends like, what you like. not yet on facebook yet.

we can't give you specific privacy advice about turning it on, turning it off. in the long run, it will be helpful. at least among close friends. >> thank you very much. this is a wild one here. a hole in one that no golfer ever hopes for. a golfer on a golf course in illinois swallowed up by a sink hole. his name? mike mahull. no cinderella story. when he went to check the thing out, the sink hole opened ten feet deep. the staff of the course were finally able to get him out with a ladder and rope. he suffered a dislocated shoulder and several bruises. no shocker here, he says he doesn't think he will be playing that course any time soon. >> i've been known to make some divots in my time, but nothing like that. >> wow! >> take a look at the forecast right now with meteorologist christina loren. god day for hitting the links.

>> great day for a straight shooter like you, laura. might just get a little too warm for comfort. 80 inland today. bay side, 78 down to 72 at the coast. still, really comfortable conditions for this time of year. things change as of tomorrow. your seven-day outlook, no worries. we'll have it for you every 15 minutes. thick fog forcing slight delays out of sfo. find out what else is being delayed this morning. h hey, mike. >> good morning. fog is the issue. south bay problem as well. north 87. we're starting to see more movement but still reports of a five-car crash here, northbound side really bogging down. monterey highway is a great alternate for you right now. chp arriving on scene. we hope they move that. check with me on twitter and facebook. south bay starting to build. back to you. >> thank you very much. once again, no decision from the vatican so far this morning on who the next pope will be. black smoke rose from the

chimney at the sistine chapel early this morning. their next vote is expected to happen 11:00 our time. breaking news. no pope yet. black smoke rises from the at the vatican this morning as the world waits for the election of the next leader of the catholic church today, wednesday, march 13th, 2013. >> from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today, the election of the pope" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. aim he matt lauer. >> good morning everybody. i'm savannah guthrie. 7:00 a.m. on the west coast. 3:00 in the afternoon at the

vatican where the cardinals are about an hour away from from holding their next vote of the day. >> they had us on the edge of our seats earlier this morning. the session produced this cloud of black smoke. to be honest we had a hard time figuring out if that was black or white. it started out white, turned gray for a while, and we were biting our nails. >> we love the traditions of the catholic church, an old way of informing the world a pope has been chosen but it was a tad ambiguous at times. >> can you send us an e-mail next time? let's go live to lester holt live at the vatican. good morning to you. >> matt, good morning. i was with you during a special report when we saw that smoke. no sooner did the words black smoke come out of my mouth and then there was that moment like uh-oh because it did turn gray for a bit but it was black. that signifies two more ballots were held this morning, three now, inconclusive. they will vote two more times today. keep in mind cardinal ratzinge